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Biomechanical evaluation of osseous implants having different surface topographies in rats

T. Ogawa, S. Ozawa, J. H. Shih, K. H. Ryu, C. Sukotjo, J. M. Yang and I. Nishimura
The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, Biomaterials and Hospital Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.

Biomechanical and biological factors can co-dependently influence the establishment of implant-tissue integration; thus, concurrent evaluation of these factors should provide a better understanding of osseointegration. This study aimed to establish and validate an in vivo rat model frequently used in molecular/cellular biology for implant biomechanical studies. We tested the hypotheses that the implant push-in test assesses the degree of osseointegration by the breakpoint load at the implant-tissue interface and that it sensitively differentiates between the effects of different implant surface topographies. The implant push-in test, which produces a consistent load-displacement measurement, was used to test miniature cylindrical titanium implants placed at the distal edge of the adult rat femur. The push-in test values obtained at each post-implantation healing point (weeks 0, 2, 4, and 8) significantly increased in a time-dependent manner. The implant surface after the push-in test was associated with remnant tissues containing host-derived elements, such as calcium, phosphate, and sulfate. In this model, acid-etched implants (average roughness, 0.159 microm) showed significantly greater push-in test values than did turned implants (average roughness, 0.063 microm) throughout the experimental period (p < 0.0001). These results support the validity of the push-in test in rats, which may be used as a rapid and sensitive biomechanical assay system for implant osseointegration research.

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